Motor ventilating system



Feb. 10, 1953 w. A. HUMPHREY 2,628,320

MOTOR VENTILATING SYSTEM Filed Oct. 50, 1950 IN VEN TOR Warren A. Humphrey BY 5, mud 24 ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 19, 1953 MQTGR VENTELATENG SYSTEB'E Warren Ii. Humphrey, Canton, ()hio, assignor to The l-loover corporation oi any, North Canton, ilhio, a

Application Elctoloer St, 195%, Serial No. 192,971

1 5 Claims.

My invention is particularly concerned with electric motors and means for ventilating same to remove waste heat unavoidably generated in the operation the motor.

It is an object of invention to provide a ventilating system for electric motor structures such as are commonly used in suction cleaners of the type a rich the motor is encased within an insulating housing iorming the ventilating fan chamber and motor bearn .g mounting means. Examples of this type of construction are illustrated in the patent to Snyder slo. 2,287,911, granted June 30, 1942, and the patent to Daiger No. 2,361,743, granted October 31, 194:4.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a motor construction of above described type in which ventilating fan is so mounted that the same may readily be rem red from the motor shaft in rd r to permit ready disassembly of the motor housing construction, the ventilating fan d es not significantly add to the over-all height of the motor unit and the ventilat' nests around and protects one or" the motor bearings. Modern suction cleaning devices are particularly limited with respect to height by the height of the electric drive motor. Even very small reductions in the height or" the motor are highly important in permitting reductions in the over-all height of the suction cleaning apparatus to permit the same to be passed under furniture which is close to the floor. For this reason, reduction in the height occupied by the motor ventilating structure results in a net gain and permits a reduction in the over-all height of the cleaning apparatus. In addition to the foregoing, the ventilating fan must be simple, economical and easily assembled to and disassembled from the motor. The present invention achieves these objects in all particulars.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a motor housing structure for use in suction cleaning apparatuses of the type generally illustrated in the above mentioned U. S. Letters Patent; and

Figure 2 is a View taken along the line 2--2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing, my apparatus comprises a motor housing preferably constructed of electrical insulatin material comprising a lower section I and an upper section 2 which meet along the line indicated by the reference character 3. The sections and 2 are secured together by any suitable means not shown. A motor field structure indicated genorally at 4 is suitably supported within the housings l and 2. The field 4 cooperates with an armature 5 secured to a motor shaft 5 which carries a commutator positioned to be engaged by brushes 8 carr e by the upper half- 2 of the housing. he low 1' end of the shaft 5 is sup ported by and extends through a ball bearing 9 c rried lower half l of the housing. The upper housing section 2 is provided with a central op g it, somewhat larger than the com- 1, the air inlet to a ventilating fan structure to be described mor fully hereinafter. The commutator may extend into the opening it as shown without ill eiiect. lhat portion of the upon which the commutator "l is mounted is reduced as indicated in ii in a conventional and carries an end section it journa in a composition bearing to. The shaft section it is provided with a circumferential move it? between the commutator and the bear- T1 position bearing structure It is carried by a top closure plate which is secured to the u" 1' sei of the housing by a pinrality of studs ll 01 which only one is illustrated. studs, shown in Figure l, screw into able formed integrally with the upper section 2 of the motor he The sections 5 and 2 of the motor housing are so united that the ball earing 9 and composition bearing to are in lmcnt to provide proper alignment for the shaft structure motor armature 5 and commutator l. The composition bearing is; is supported open bottom centering and supporting cup-lilze member riveted as at 2| to the cover it to position the hearing it in alignment with the bearing 9. A flat disc-shaped spring is also secured to the cap it by rivets 2! and bears on the upper end of the composition bearing 11 5 as shown 1 to hold the same in the supporting cup 28.

lhe upper end of the commutator structure 7 is defined by a conventional type of commutator bar locking V-ring member 25 which has a flat upwardly directed end face 26.

A ventilating fan indicated generally at 24 is mounted on the shaft section H3. The fan 24 comprises a central. cup-shaped portion 2'! having a fiat central portion 23 resting upon the flat end face 25 of the -ring 25 and surrounding the shaft H. The cup-shaped portion of the fan 2! partially nest the bearing structure and bearing r hi terminates in an outwardly profiang provided with a plurality of radially extending and downwardly projecting tabs 35 torn ing centrifugal fan blades. As is shown in Figure l, the flange and blades 31 of the fan 25 are positioned between the top wall of the section 2 of the motor housing and the cover it and extend radially outwardly of the margin of the opening it so that this opening forms an annular inlet passage for ventilating air around the commutator ,l. The space between the cover it and the top wall of the motor housing section 2 forms an annular fan chamber provided with an.-.exhaust-outlet-33 at .onesidethereof.

The fiat centraliportion 28 of'the fan .24 is provided with a central opening snugly engaging the shaft I3 just below the groove I2. The fan 24 is secured by a general circular convex spring 34 having a slot 36 just wide enough-to'admitthe reduced portion of shaft section I3 defining the inner wall of groove I2. "When the spring 34 is in its assembled positionysee Figure 1,'the upper central portion thereof presses against the upper shaft shoulder defining the groove I2 and the peripheral portion of the spring firmly presses the fiat section 28 of the fan 24- into frictional driving engagement with the face 25 of "the'commutator V-ring' 25. The spring s lis pro- "vided' withan upturned tab 35to facilitate gripping of the same with -a suitable tool for'inser- 'tion" or removal. Theflat section' 28 of the fan "s'tructure-isrjust slightly larger than the spring "3d "so "as to "prevent accidental displacement thereof.

*The'coinlaner edges-of the casingsections I and Tarespaced'apart adjacent the field coil d to provide anair inlet opening-38 for an air passageway39 formed by the portion 'ss of the casing section I' which extends beyond the corresponding portionpfmasingsection z to define the open- "ing3B.

"When the motoris inoperation, the rotation of "thefan 24'causes the air to flow-through the 'opening'BB'andpasSage'39 as shownby the arrows to cool thefield dand then to flow around the "armature and commutator through the opening 'lflt'into' the fanfldfromwhence it is discharged through thepassage33. In this manner, a continuousfiow-of cooling air overall portions of the motor is providedand the commutator dust is "blowndirectly-out of the casing withoutbeing "blownoverany portion of the *motor proper.

Thefanfi forms a-barrier which prevents dust "from'reaching'the bearing. Thus the air blast is" such "as to blowcommutator dust-upwardly away from the'ballbearingc andthe bearing structure15 at the top of the motor is shielded "bythedmperforate portions of the fan -'3' which nestthe bearing I5.

Todisassendble the apparatus, the studs ii are removed from'the-casing section 2 after which thecaplfisand its'associatedbearing structure.

isspulled from the shaft section I3. Next, the .spring 34 is remove'd'from its seat inthe groove "I2'of"'the shaft after which the ventilatingfan 24 may be lifted from the shaft section I3. -When the fan'24 is removed, the section 2 of the'motor housing may be disengagedfrom section I and '"lifted therefrom to expose-the interior of the motor structure completely. The last mentioned step is easily possible because no portionof the motor structure overhangs the'portion of hous- "ing section 2 defining the central air inlet in after *removalof theventilating fan and cover plate I6 with its' associated bearing structure.

'Thus;'in accordance with 'thepresent construction, the 'ventilatingfan' is=secured in a simple and-ecnomical manner to the motor shaft by a structure which does not requireany precision fitting or fine machine work and has very small -ve'ri;ical dimensions. Additionally, the imperforzaatezcentral portion .of' the fan. 25 nests around .uand'zprotects the upper bearingso that the net vertical dimension of .the fan-24 additional to thatalso occupied-bythe bearing :is verysmall.

Jclaim:

1. An electric motor structure comprising a casing, an electric motor in said casing including -.a shaft projecting beyond one end of said casing,

a cover member securedto said one end of said casing to form a bearing and ventilating fan chamber therewith, a bearing carried by said cover member within said chamber and receiving the projecting portion of said shaft, said end of said casing being formed with an opening providing'communication between said chamber and the interior of said casing adjacent said shaft, meansforming a shoulder on said shait, a ventilating fan having a central portion resting'on'said shoulder about said shaft and a peripheral portion carrying fan blades positioned around-said'bearing in said chamber and extending radially outwardly of said shaft beyond said opening, a second shoulder on saidshaft spaced from said central portion of said fan, and a curved springwasher having a slot'receiving said shaft and bearing between said second shoulder and said central portion of saidfan to maintain said fan'in frictional driving engagement With said first mentioned shoulder.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1 in which said motor includes a commutator on said shaft having a locking ring on one end thereof forming said first mentioned shoulder.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1in which said central portion of said fan is surrounded by'a flange extending axially of said shaft around said spring Washer, and said flange has a diameter slightly larger than said spring washer to prevent accidental lateral displacement of said spring washer from said shaft.

AA motor structure comprising a shaft, an

armature on said shaft, means forming "a flat surface about said shaft normal to the axis -thereof, a ventilating fan on said shaft having a'fiatcircular section resting on said fiat surface about said shaft and joining a circumferential "flange extending axially of said shaft -in'- spaced -relation thereto, acircular-convex spring---pro- *vided with a slot having awidth less than the diameter of said shaft extending from its peripheral portion to its center, said shaft beingformed --with a peripheral groove having-a base portion of a diameter less than the-Width of 'said-slot,

and said spring having the rim portion thereof bearingon said circular section within said flange and'embracing said shaft'within said groove with the central portion of said spring engaging a shoulder of said groove to 'press said fan against said fiat surface.

5.'Apparatus according to claim 4 in which said motor includes a-' commutator mounted on said shaft and having an'end portion forming said fiat surface.

WARREN A. HUMEL-REY.

i REFERENGES T CITED The following references are of record inlth'e file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1',751,i24 "Rosentha'l Mar. 18, 1930 2,156,047 Arnold -Apr.'25, 1939 2,24%,406 'SChOIlWdld June 3, 1941 12,345,910 Fawcett "Apr. 4,:1944

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 572,715 Great Britain Oct. 19, 1945 

